Panel III: Engineering innovation for Climate Adaptation - What is EWRI’s Role in Moving the Profession Forward

Thursday, May 25, 2023

1:45 PM – 3:15 PM PDT

Room: La Sirena I & II

Moderator(s)

Holly Piza, P.E., D. WRE, M.ASCE

Research and Development Director
Mile High Flood District

Panelist(s)

Daniel B. Wright, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE

Assistant Professor
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Brett F. Sanders, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE, F.EMI (he/him/his)

Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Urban Planning and Public Policy
University of California, Irvine
Barbara Chongtoua, P.E., M.ASCE,

Mile High Flood District

A rapidly changing climate with disparate impacts of risks and resources across communities now places enormous responsibility on the EWRI community. This panel will focus on areas where significant transformations of the profession (e.g., methodologies, policies, practices and tools) are needed, and feasible, to respond to this challenge. The panel will share case studies that illuminate key issues and point to promising pathways for the future. A central focus of the panel will be the role of EWRI.